Visitor attractions and information - Oldham
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 Oldham Coliseum, Fairbottom Street, Oldham,
Lancashire, OL1 3SW. Tel: 0161 624 2829. Oldham Coliseum has
seen Eric Sykes, Charlie Chaplin, Dame Thora Hird and Dora Bryan
tread its boards. The Coliseum has a reputation as one of Britain
s most haunted theatres. www.coliseum.org.uk. Location: In the centre of Oldham. |
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Saddleworth
Museum & Art Gallery, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham. Tel:
01457 874093. The history of Saddleworth. Our museum displays
change regularly and we have two major exhibitions a year. Housed
in one of the out buildings of the 19th century Victoria Mill,
location beside the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
www.saddleworthmuseum.co.uk. About
5 miles east of Oldham. |
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Portland Basin Museum. Tel: 0161 343 2878.
Situated alongside the Ashton Canal at Portland Basin. The Ashton
Canal has undergone much improvement in recent years. It winds
its way through 18 locks from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne.
After falling into disrepair it reopened in 1974 and is now a
popular circular boating route through city and countryside.
Location: About 5 miles
south of Oldham. |
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Gallery
Oldham, Oldham Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL.
Tel: 911 4653. Over 12,000 history items. 2,000 works of art.
1,000 items of decorative art. 80,000 natural history specimens.
1,000 geological specimens. 15,000 photographs. Books, pamphlets,
documents. In the past, exhibits have included works by Pablo
Picasso and L. S. Lowry. Shop, cafe, restaurants. www.galleryoldham.org.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Oldham. |
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